2016 Citroen DS3 stop start

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Stop & Start
Operation
going into engine STOP mode
For your comfort, during parking manoeuvres, STOP mode is not
available for a few seconds after
coming
 o

ut
 o
f
 r
everse
 g
ear.
Stop & Start mode does not affect the
functionality of the vehicle, such as for
example,
 b

raking,
 p
ower
 s
teering...
Never
 r

efuel
 w
ith
 t
he
 e
ngine
 i
n
 S
TOP
 mo

de;
 y
ou
 m
ust
 s
witch
 o
ff
 t
he
 i
gnition
 wi

th
 t
he
 k
ey.
The "ECO" w
arning l
amp c
omes on i
n the instrument panel and the
engine
 g

oes
 i

nto
 s

tandby:
-
wi

th a manual gearbox , when stationary
or
 a

t
 s

peeds
 b

elow
 1

2
 m

ph
 (

20
 k

m/h)
 (d

epending
 o

n
 v

ersion),
 w

hen
 y

ou
 p

ut
 t

he
 ge

ar
 l

ever
 i

nto
 n

eutral,
 a

nd
 y

ou
 r

elease
 t

he
 cl

utch
 p

edal.
-
wi

th a 5 or 6-speed electronic gearbox ,
when stationary or at speeds below 5 mph
(8
 k

m/h)
 (

depending
 o

n
 v

ersion),
 w

hen
 yo

u
 p

ress
 t

he
 b

rake
 p

edal
 o

r
 p

ut
 t

he
 g

ear
 sel

ector in position
n.
- wi

th an automatic gearbox , vehicle
stationary,
 w

hen
 y

ou
 p

ress
 t

he
 b

rake
 p

edal
 or y

ou
 p

lace
 t

he
 g

ear
 s

elector
 i

n
 p

osition
 

n
.
A ti

me counter calculates
the sum of the periods in
STOP mode
 d

uring
 a j

ourney.
 It r

ests itself to zero every time
the
 i

gnition
 i

s
 s

witched
 o

n
 w

ith
 th

e
 k

ey.
The
 S

top
 & S

tart system
 p

uts
 t

he
 e

ngine
 te

mporarily
 i

nto
 s

tandby
 - S

TOP
 m

ode
 - d

uring
 st

ops
 i

n
 t

he
 t

raffic
 (

red
 l

ights,
 t

raffic
 j

ams...).
The
 e

ngine
 r

estarts
 a

utomatically
 - S

TART
 mo

de
 - a

s
 s

oon
 a

s
 y

ou
 w

ant
 t

o
 m

ove
 o

ff.
 Th
e r
estart t
akes p
lace i
nstantly, q
uickly a
nd sile
ntly.
Per fect for urban use, the Stop & Start system
reduces
 f

uel
 c

onsumption
 a

nd
 e

xhaust
 em

issions as well as the noise level when
stationary.

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going into engine START mode
The "ECO" warning l amp g oes o ff an
d t he e ngine s tarts:
-
wi

th a manual gearbox , when you
depress the clutch pedal,
-
wi

th an electronic or automatic
gearbox :
●
 ge

ar
 s
elector
 i
n
 p
osition
 A
/ D or M,
when
 y

ou
 r
elease
 t
he
 b
rake
 p
edal,
●
 or g

ear
 s
elector
 i
n
 p
osition
 
n
a
nd the
brake
 p

edal
 r
eleased,
 w
hen
 y
ou
 m
ove
 th

e
 g
ear
 s
elector
 t
o
 p
osition
 A / D
or M,
●
 or w

hen
 y
ou
 e
ngage
 r
everse
 g
ear.
Special cases: START invoked
automatically
For reasons of safety and for your comfort,
START mode i s i nvoked a utomatically w hen:
-
 yo

u
 o
pen
 t
he
 d
river's
 d
oor,
-
 yo

u
 u
nfasten
 t
he
 d
river's
 s
eat
 b
elt,
-
 th

e
 s
peed
 o
f
 t
he
 v
ehicle
 e
xceeds
 7 m
ph
 
(

11
 k
m/h)
 w
ith
 t
he
 e
lectronic
 g
earbox
 sy

stem,
-
 so

me
 s
pecial
 c
onditions
 (
battery
 c
harge,
 en

gine
 t
emperature,
 b
raking
 a
ssistance,
 am

bient
 t
emperature...)
 w
here
 t
he
 e
ngine
 i
s
 ne

eded
 f
or
 c
ontrol
 o
f
 a s
ystem.
The "ECO"
 w

arning
 l
amp
 f
lashes
 f
or
 a f

ew
 s
econds,
 t
hen
 g
oes
 o
ff.
This operation is perfectly normal.
With
 a m

anual
 g

earbox
 i

n
 S

TOP
 mo

de,
 i

f
 y

ou
 e

ngage
 a g

ear
 w

ithout
 fu

lly
 d

epressing
 t

he
 c

lutch
 p

edal,
 a me

ssage
 i

s
 d

isplayed
 a

sking
 y

ou
 t

o
 fu

lly depress the clutch pedal so that
the
 e

ngine
 c

an
 r

estart.
STOP m
ode i
s n
ot i
nvoked w
hen:
- th
e d
river's d
oor i
s o
pen,
-
 th

e
 d

river's
 s

eat
 b

elt
 i

s
 n

ot
 f

astened,
-
 th

e
 v

ehicle
 h

as
 n

ot
 e

xceeded
 6 m

ph
 
(

10
 k

m/h)
 s

ince
 t

he
 l

ast
 e

ngine
 s

tart
 u

sing
 th

e
 k

ey,
-
 th

e
 e

ngine
 i

s
 n

eeded
 t

o
 m

aintain
 a co

mfortable
 t

emperature
 i

n
 t

he
 p

assenger
 co

mpartment,
-
 de

misting
 i

s
 a

ctive,
-
 so

me
 s

pecial
 c

onditions
 (

battery
 c

harge,
 en

gine
 t

emperature,
 b

raking
 a

ssistance,
 am

bient
 t

emperature...)
 w

here
 t

he
 e

ngine
 i

s
 ne

eded
 t

o
 a

ssure
 c

ontrol
 o

f
 a s

ystem.
Special cases: STOP mode not
available
The "ECO" w arning l amp f lashes f or a f
ew s econds t hen g oes o ff.
This operation is perfectly normal.
Driving

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Stop & Start requires a 12 V battery
with a special specification and
technology.
All
 w
ork
 o
n
 t
his
 t
ype
 o
f
 b
attery
 m
ust
 on

ly be done by a CITROËN dealer or
a
 q

ualified
 w
orkshop.
For more information on the 12 V
battery,
 p

lease
 s
ee
 t
he
 c
orresponding
 sec

tion.
Operating fault
In the event of a fault with the system, the
"ECO OFF" s witch w arning l amp f lashes f or a fe

w
 m
oments
 t
hen
 c
omes
 o
n
 c
ontinuously.
Have
 i

t
 c
hecked
 b
y
 a C
ITROËN
 d
ealer
 o
r
 a qu

alified
 wo
rkshop.
In the event of a fault in STOP mode, the
vehicle
 m

ay
 s
tall.
 A
ll
 o
f
 t
he
 i
nstrument
 p
anel
 wa

rning
 l
amps
 c
ome
 o
n.
 I
t
 i
s
 t
hen
 n
ecessary
 to s

witch
 o
ff
 t
he
 i
gnition
 a
nd
 s
tart
 t
he
 e
ngine
 ag

ain
 u
sing
 t
he
 k
ey.
Press
 t

his
 s

witch
 t

o
 d

eactivate
 t

he
 s

ystem.
The deactivation is confirmed by the switch
warning
 l

amp
 c

oming
 o

n
 a

ccompanied
 b

y
 a mes

sage.
Pressing
 t

his
 s

witch
 a

gain
 r

eactivates
 t

he
 fu

nction.
The
 s

witch
 w

arning
 l

amp
 g

oes
 o

ff,
 ac

companied
 b

y
 a m

essage.
In c
ertain c
ircumstances, s
uch a
s m
aintaining a c
omfortable t
emperature i
n t
he p
assenger co

mpartment, it may be useful to deactivate
Stop
 & S

tart.
You can request deactivation at any time, once
the
 i

gnition
 i

s
 s

witched
 o

n.
If
 t

he
 e

ngine
 i

s
 i

n
 S

TOP
 m

ode,
 i

t
 r

estarts
 im

mediately.
Stop & Start reactivates automatically each
time
 t

he
 i

gnition
 i

s
 s

witched
 o

n.
Deactivation / Manual
reactivation
Opening the bonnet
Driving on flooded roads
Before
 d

riving
 t
hrough
 a f
looded
 r
oad,
 it i

s
 s
trongly
 r
ecommended
 t
hat
 y
ou
 de

activate
 t
he
 S
top
 & S
tart
 s
ystem.
For
 m

ore
 a
dvice
 o
n
 d
riving,
 pa

rticularly on flooded roads, refer to
the
 c

orresponding
 s
ection.
Before
 d

oing
 a
nything
 u
nder
 t
he
 b
onnet,
 de

activate the Stop & Start system to
avoid
 t

he
 r
isk
 o
f
 i
njury
 r
elated
 t
o
 a
n
 au

tomatic
 c
hange
 t
o
 S
TART
 m
ode.

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Fuel tankFuel tank capacity: approximately 50 litres (petrol) or 46 litres (Diesel);
(Depending on version: approximately 30 litres (petrol or Diesel)).
Low fuel level
Filling
A label affixed to the inside of the flap reminds you o f t he t ype o f f uel t o b e u sed d epending o n you

r
 engi
ne.
Additions of fuel must be of at least 7 litres, in
order
 t

o
 b
e
 r
egistered
 b
y
 t
he
 f
uel
 g
auge.The
 k

ey
 c
annot
 b
e
 r
emoved
 f
rom
 t
he
 lo

ck
 u
ntil
 t
he
 c
ap
 i
s
 r
efitted.
Opening
 t

he
 f
iller
 c
ap
 m
ay
 c
reate
 a no

ise
 c
aused
 b
y
 a
n
 i
nrush
 o
f
 a
ir.
 T
his
 va

cuum
 i
s
 e
ntirely
 n
ormal,
 r
esulting
 fr

om
 t
he
 s
ealing
 o
f
 t
he
 f
uel
 s
ystem.
To
 f

ill
 t
he
 t
ank
 s
afely:
F th e engine must be switched off,
F op en the fuel filler flap,
F
 in

sert
 t
he
 k
ey
 i
n
 t
he
 c
ap,
 t
hen
 t
urn
 i
t
 t
o
 th

e
l
eft,F
 re

move
 t
he
 c
ap
 a
nd
 h
ook
 i
t
 o
nto
 t
he
 c
lip
 lo
cated on the inside of the flap,
F fi ll t he t ank, b ut do not continue after the
3rd cut- off of the pump ;
 t

his
 c
ould
 c
ause
 ma

lfunctions.
When
 y

ou
 h
ave
 f
illed
 t
he
 t
ank:
F
 pu

t
 t
he
 c
ap
 b
ack
 i
n
 p
lace,
F
 tu

rn
 t
he
 k
ey
 t
o
 t
he
 r
ight,
 t
hen
 r
emove
 i
t
 fr

om the cap,
F
 cl

ose
 t
he
 f
lap.
When the fuel tank minimum level is reached t his w arning l amp c omes o n on t

he
 i
nstrument
 p
anel.
 W
hen
 i
t
 f
irst
 co

mes on there remains approximately
5 litres
 o

f
 f
uel
 i
n
 t
he
 t
ank.
With Stop & Start, never refuel with the
system in S TOP m ode; y ou m ust s witch of

f
 t
he
 i
gnition
 w
ith
 t
he
 k
ey.
You must refuel as soon as possible to avoid
running
 o

ut
 o
f
 f
uel.
If
 y

ou
 r
un
 o
ut
 o
f
 f
uel
 (
Diesel),
 r
efer
 a
lso
 t
o
 t
he
 "C

hecks"
 sec
tion.

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12 V battery
The battery is located under the bonnet.
To g ain a ccess t o i t:
F
 op

en
 t
he
 b
onnet
 u
sing
 t
he
 i
nterior
 r
elease
 le

ver,
 t
hen
 t
he
 e
xterior
 s
afety
 c
atch,
F
se

cure the bonnet stay,
F
 li

ft
 t
he
 p
lastic
 c
over
 o
n
 t
he
 (
+)
 t
erminal.
Access to the battery
Procedure for starting the engine using another battery or charging a discharged battery.
general points
Lead-acid starter batteries
Batteries contain harmful substances
such as s ulphuric a cid a nd l ead.
They must be disposed of in
accordance
 w

ith
 r
egulations
 a
nd
 m
ust
 no

t, in any circumstances, be discarded
with
 h

ousehold
 w
aste.
Take
 u

sed
 r
emote
 c
ontrol
 b
atteries
 a
nd
 ve

hicle batteries to a special collection
point.
Versions equipped with Stop &
Start are fitted with a 12 V lead-acid
battery
 o

f
 s
pecific
 t
echnology
 a
nd
 spec

ification.
Its replacement should be carried
out only by a CITROËN dealer or a
qualified
 wo

rkshop. Protect your eyes and face before
handling
 t

he
 b
attery.
All operations on the battery must be
carried out in a well ventilated area and
away
 f

rom
 n
aked
 f
lames
 a
nd
 s
ources
 of s

parks,
 s
o
 a
s
 t
o
 a
void
 t
he
 r
isk
 o
f
 ex

plosion
 o
r
 f
ire.
Wash
 y

our
 h
ands
 a
fter wards.
If you have an electronic or automatic
gearbox,
 n

ever
 t
ry
 t
o
 s
tart
 t
he
 e
ngine
 by p

ushing
 t
he
 v
ehicle.The
 (

-)
 b
attery
 t
erminal
 i
s
 n
ot
 a
ccessible.
A
 r

emote
 e
arthing
 p
oint
 i
s
 l
ocated
 o
n
 t
he
 f
ront
 le

ft-hand
 win
g
 pane
l.
Practical information

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Some functions, including Stop & Start, are not available if the battery is not
sufficiently
 ch

arged.
Never
 t

ry
 t

o
 s

tart
 t

he
 e

ngine
 b

y
 co

nnecting
 a b

attery
 c

harger.
Never
 u

se
 a 24 V o

r
 h

igher
 b

attery
 b o

o s t e r.
First
 c

heck
 t

hat
 t

he
 s

lave
 b

attery
 h

as
 a no

minal
 v

oltage
 o

f
 1

2
 V a

nd
 a c

apacity
 at l

east
 e

qual
 t

o
 t

hat
 o

f
 t

he
 d

ischarged
 bat

tery.
The two vehicles must not be in contact
with
 e

ach
 o

ther.
Switch off the electrical consumers on
both
 v

ehicles
 (

audio
 s

ystem,
 w

ipers,
 li

ghting,
 ...)

.
Ensure t
hat t
he j
ump l
ead c
ables d
o no
t p
ass c
lose t
o m
oving p
arts o
f t
he en

gine
 (

cooling
 f

an,
 b

elts,
 .

..).
Do
 no

t
 di

sconnect
 th

e
 (+

)
 te

rminal
 wh

en
 th

e
 e

ngine
 i

s
 r

unning.
Starting using another
battery
When your vehicle's battery is discharged, the en gine c an b e s tarted u sing a s lave b attery (e

xternal
 o
r
 o
n
 a
nother
 v
ehicle)
 a
nd
 j
ump
 l
ead
 ca

bles
 o
r
 a b
attery
 b
ooster.
F
 Ra

ise
 t
he
 p
lastic
 c
over
 o
n
 t
he
 (
+)
 t
erminal,
 if y

our
 v
ehicle
 h
as
 o
ne.
F
Co

nnect the red cable to the positive
terminal
 (

+)
 o
f
 t
he
 f
lat
 b
attery
 A (
at
 t
he
 me

tal
 e
lbow)
 t
hen
 t
o
 t
he
 p
ositive
 t
erminal
 (+

)
 o
f
 t
he
 s
lave
 b
attery
 B o
r
 t
he
 b
ooster.
F
 Co

nnect
 o
ne
 e
nd
 o
f
 t
he
 g
reen
 o
r
 b
lack
 ca

ble
 t
o
 t
he
 n
egative
 t
erminal
 (
-)
 o
f
 t
he
 sl

ave battery B
 o
r
 t
he
 b
ooster
 (
or
 e
arth
 po

int
 o
n
 t
he
 o
ther
 v
ehicle).
F
 Co

nnect
 th
e
 ot
her
 en
d
 of th
e
 gr
een
 or bl
ack
 ca

ble to the earth point C
 o
n
 t
he
 b
roken
 do

wn
 v
ehicle.F St
art t he e ngine o f t he v ehicle w ith t he go

od
 b
attery
 a
nd
 l
eave
 i
t
 r
unning
 f
or
 
a f

ew
 m
inutes.
F
 Op

erate
 t
he
 s
tarter
 o
n
 t
he
 b
roken
 d
own
 ve

hicle
 a
nd
 l
et
 t
he
 e
ngine
 r
un.
If
 t

he
 e
ngine
 d
oes
 n
ot
 s
tart
 s
traight
 a
way,
 sw

itch
 o
ff
 t
he
 i
gnition
 a
nd
 w
ait
 a f
ew
 m
oments
 be

fore
 t
rying
 a
gain.
F
 Wa

it
 u
ntil
 t
he
 e
ngine
 r
eturns
 t
o
 i
dle
 t
hen
 di

sconnect
 t
he
 j
ump
 l
ead
 c
ables
 i
n
 t
he
 re

verse
 or
der.
F
 Re

fit
 t
he
 p
lastic
 c
over
 t
o
 t
he
 (
+)
 t
erminal,
 i
f
 yo

ur
 v
ehicle
 h
as
 o
ne.
F
 Al

low
 t
he
 e
ngine
 t
o
 r
un
 f
or
 a
t
 l
east
 30 m

inutes,
 b
y
 d
riving
 o
r
 w
ith
 t
he
 v
ehicle
 st

ationary, so that the battery reaches an
adequate
 s

tate
 o
f
 c
harge.

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Disconnecting the battery
In order to maintain an adequate state
of charge f or s tarting t he e ngine, i t i s rec

ommended that the battery be disconnected
if
 t

he
 v
ehicle
 i
s
 t
aken
 o
ut
 o
f
 s
ervice
 f
or
 a l
ong
 pe

riod.
Wait
 2 m

inutes
 a
fter
 s
witching
 o
ff
 t
he
 i
gnition
 be

fore
 d
isconnecting
 t
he
 b
attery:
F
 cl

ose
 a
ll
 o
penings
 (
doors,
 b
oot,
 w
indows,
 ro

of
 (
for
 C
abrio
 v
ersions)),
F
 sw

itch
 o
ff
 a
ll
 e
lectrical
 c
onsumers
 (
audio
 sy

stem,
 w
ipers,
 l
ighting,
 .
..),
F
 sw

itch
 o
ff
 t
he
 i
gnition
 a
nd
 w
ait
 f
or
 fo

ur minutes.
Having
 e

xposed
 t
he
 b
attery,
 i
t
 i
s
 o
nly
 ne

cessary
 t
o
 d
isconnect
 t
he
 (
+)
 t
erminal.
Following reconnection of the
battery
After reconnecting the battery, switch on the ignition a nd w ait 1 m inute b efore s tarting t o al

low
 i
nitialisation
 o
f
 t
he
 e
lectronic
 s
ystems.
However,
 i

f
 m
inor
 p
roblems
 p
ersist
 f
ollowing
 th

is operation, contact a CITROËN dealer or a
qualified
 wo

rkshop.
Referring
 t

o
 t
he
 c
orresponding
 s
ection,
 y
ou
 mu

st yourself reinitialise or reset certain
systems,
 s

uch
 a
s:
-
th

e remote control,
-
th

e electric windows
-
th

e date and time,
-
 th

e
 r
adio
 p
reset
 s
tations.
Quick release terminal
Disconnecting the (+) terminal
F Raise the lever A fully to release the
clamp B.
Reconnecting the (+) terminal
F Position the open clamp B of the cable on
t
he p ositive p ost ( +) o f t he b attery.
F
Pr

ess down on the clamp to position it
correctly
 o

n
 t
he
 b
attery
 p
ost.
F
 Lo

ck
 t
he
 c
lamp
 b
y
 l
owering
 t
he
 l
ever
 A. T

he Stop & Start system may not be
operational
 d

uring
 t
he
 t
rip
 f
ollowing
 t
he
 fi

rst
 e
ngine
 s
tart.
In this case, the system will only be
available
 a

gain
 a
fter
 a c
ontinuous
 pe

riod of immobilisation of the vehicle,
a period which depends on the ambient
temperature
 a

nd
 t
he
 s
tate
 o
f
 c
harge
 o
f
 th

e
 b
attery
 (
up
 t
o
 a
bout
 8 h
ours).
Do
 n

ot
 f
orce
 t
he
 l
ever
 a
s
 l
ocking
 wi

ll not be possible if the clamp is
not
 p

ositioned
 c
orrectly;
 s
tart
 t
he
 pr

ocedure
 a
gain.

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Bonnet
Opening
F Open the front l eft d oor.
F Pu ll the interior release lever A , located at
the
 b

ottom
 o
f
 t
he
 d
oor
 a
perture.
F
 Pu

sh
 t
he
 e
xterior
 s
afety
 c
atch
 B
to the left
and
 r

aise
 t
he
 b
onnet.
Before
 d

oing
 a

nything
 u

nder
 t

he
 bo

nnet, switch off the Stop & Start
system
 t

o
 a

void
 a

ny
 r

isk
 o

f
 i

njury
 re

sulting
 f

rom
 a

n
 a

utomatic
 c

hange
 t

o
 ST

ART
 m

ode.
The location of the interior release lever
prevents
 o
pening
 o
f
 t
he
 b
onnet
 w
hile
 th

e
 f
ront
 l
eft
 d
oor
 i
s
 c
losed.F
Un

clip the bonnet stay C
 f
rom
 i
ts
 h
ousing,
 ho

lding
 i
t
 b
y
 i
ts
 f
oam
 p
rotection.
F
 Fi

x
 t
he
 s
tay
 i
n
 t
he
 n
otch
 t
o
 h
old
 t
he
 b
onnet
 open

.
Closing
F Take the stay o ut o f t he s upport n otch.
F Cl ip t he s tay i n i ts h ousing.
F
Lo

wer the bonnet and release it at the end
of
 i

ts
 t
ravel.
F
 Pu

ll
 o
n
 t
he
 b
onnet
 t
o
 c
heck
 t
hat
 i
t
 i
s
 f
ully
 la

tched.When
 t

he
 e
ngine
 i
s
 h
ot,
 h
andle
 t
he
 ex

terior
 s
afety
 c
atch
 a
nd
 t
he
 s
tay
 w
ith
 ca

re.
Because of the presence of electrical
equipment under the bonnet, it is
recommended
 t

hat
 e

xposure
 t

o
 w

ater
 (r

ain,
 w

ashing,
 .

..)
 b

e
 l

imited.
The cooling fan may star t after
switching off the engine: take care
with articles and clothing that might
be caught by the fan blades.
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